Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities
Major: HUMDegree Awarded: Ph.D.
Unit: GA
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/humanities/ph.d-program-in-humanities
Program Information
Admission to the Ph.D. Program:
1. All applicants must fulfill the general requirements of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies.
2. Completion of a Master’s degree prior to the beginning of the program.
3. Official transcripts of all undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate work.
4. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores will be taken into consideration.
5. Submission of three recent letters of recommendation about the applicant’s potential success in a doctoral program.
6. A written statement of intent of no more than one thousand words detailing the applicant's professional goals.
7. Submission of a scholarly or professional writing sample (10 - 20 pages).
Applications may be found at http://graduate.louisville.edu/apply. The application deadline is January 15.
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Applications are a separate document with the same deadline of January 15.
Curriculum
All doctoral students are expected to complete a minimum of 48 hours beyond the Masters degree distributed as follows:
CORE REQUIREMENTS | Total credit hours: 21 | |
Chronological Sequence: | Credit Hours: 6 | |
*HUM 661: Humanistic Studies I | 3 | |
*HUM 662: Humanistic Studies II | 3 | |
Theory and Methods: | Credit Hours: 3 | |
*HUM 609: Interdisciplinary Theory: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
Interdisciplinary Topics Seminars: | Credit Hours: 6 | |
*HUM 671: Interdisciplinary Seminar | 3 | |
*HUM 672: Interdisciplinary Seminar | 3 | |
Internships: | Credit Hours: 3 | |
*HUM 650: Doctoral Internship | 3 | |
Capstone Course: | Credit Hours: 3 | |
*HUM 699: Interdisciplinary Symposium | 3 |
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION Total credit hours: 18
1. Aesthetics and Creativity - HUM 681 Topics in Aesthetics and Creativity
2. Studies in Culture - HUM 682 Topics in Studies in Culture
Graduate courses housed within departments in the Humanities Division meet the area concentration requirements in the primary and secondary areas of of concentration: (1) Aesthetics and Creativity; and (2) Studies in Culture.
A student in consultation with his/her Supervisory Committee will select courses appropriate to his/her course of study.
Primary Area: Credit hours: 12
Aesthetics and Creativity OR Studies in Culture
Secondary Area: Credit hours: 6
Aesthetics and Creativity OR Studies in Culture
Additional Requirements:
*Language - Each doctoral student must demonstrate basic proficiency in one classical or modern language in addition to English, and either basic proficiency in a second classical or modern language in addition to English, or an advanced proficiency in the first.
*Successful completion of three comprehensive exams: Core, Area of Concentration, and Specified field.
Optional Comprehensive Preparation Course
*HUM 689: Reading for Comprehensives
Dissertation Research: Credit hours: 9
*HUM 700
Complete program credit hours: 48
Electives: Students may supplement the minimum of 48 hours with additional coursework in a specific discipline.
Departmental Faculty
Division of Humanities faculty who hold Graduate Faculty appointments:
Elaine O. Wise
Assistant Professor and Chair of Humanities
Professor
Director, Humanities Ph.D. Program
Associate Professor
Professor Emeritus
Assistant Professor